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Patricia Earnest, et al. v. Joann Ellison, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-3381 · judgment September 17, 2020
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Question presented
Does a court of appeals deny a party due process under the 14th Amendment when it decides the case on a basis never litigated or passed on as a matter of fact or law in the trial court and raised for the first time on appeal.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Patricia Earnest
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Aug 11 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Dec 08 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 23, 2021)